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As a major in the U.S. Army Air Corps, he spent World War II primarily as a Pentagon-based public information officer. He traveled to war-torn Germany in October 1945. Sent by the American Jewish Congress as a special consultant to the Secretary of Defense, he headed a survey committee In 1945, to interview Jewish refugees in Yiddish that studied the psychological, economic and social needs of displaced Jews in Germany and Austria. In that capacity, he was an early eyewitness to the horrors of the Holocaust, and his research and subsequent report alerted many organizations in the United States to the forgotten people of World War II – the displaced Jews. Upon completion of his report, Fleishman made a 60-city U.S. lecture tour, discussing these refugees’ relief and rehabilitation needs. The trip influenced his life as he became deeply involved in various Jewish causes and with minority affairs. A longtime member of the Assembly of the Jewish Agency in Israel, Fleishman made 57 visits to Israel between 1955 and 1997, becoming a personal friend of many of the founders and leaders of the state. After completing his military duty, Fleishman was awarded the Legion of Merit for his services in the rehabilitation of World War II combat casualties and amputees. Among his accomplishments in that role was putting together a widely distributed publication called “Coming Home.” He also received the Americanism Medal from the Veterans of Foreign Wars. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Fleishman http://www.multiculturalcanada.ca/node/62479/

Alfred Fleishman (June 16, 1905 - May 28, 2002), was a native of St. Louis, Missouri, Fleishman was born June 16, 1905, and studied at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, before being inducted into the U.S. Army. Fleishman worked as a pharmacist until he joined his father and brother-in-law in the family business, Fleishman Pickle Co. Co-founder, with business partner Robert Hillard, of Fleishman-Hillard, the St. Louis-based public relations firm that began in 1946 in a rented room above a Woolworth’s store and has grown to become one of the world’s largest public relations agencies. Then for more than twenty years their customer base was largely limited to regional clients. In the process, Fleishman earned a reputation not only as one of the pioneers of public relations, but also as an author, educator, humanitarian, and champion of the state of Israel. Fleishman served as the firm’s chairman until his retirement in 1975 at the age of 70. In 1996, he and co-founder Hillard received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Inside PR (now known as The Holmes Report). A widely-published columnist and author, Fleishman was the longtime personal publicist for Anheuser-Busch President/CEO August A. Busch, Jr. During his long life, Mr. Fleishman was a syndicated columnist for several business and media publications, and a community activist in St. Louis' thriving Jewish community. He was active in numerous civic, community, political and philanthropic affairs. He was an active member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). Fleishman received numerous awards and recognition over the years. Among them: the Distinguished Service Medal for Civic Achievement by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce; the Community Service Award and the Humanitarian Award from the St. Louis Human Development Corporation; and the Community Service Award from the American Jewish Committee. Fleishman-Hillard Inc., one of the world’s leading strategic communications firms, has built its reputation on creating integrated solutions that deliver what its clients value most: meaningful, positive and measurable impact on the performance of their organizations. The firm is widely recognized for excellent client service and a strong company culture founded on teamwork, integrity and personal commitment. Based in St. Louis, the firm operates throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Latin America through its 80 owned offices. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleishman-Hillard http://fleishmanhillard.com/ http://articles.latimes.com/2002/may/31/local/me-fleishman31 http://www.mohistory.org/node/2345